The largest broker-dealer RIAs

FEB 12, 2013
By  mlanche
Rank Firm Total AUM ($M)
1 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC $329,704.6
2 Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. $321,411.0
3 Wells Fargo Advisors LLC $220,584.9
4 UBS Financial Services Inc. $185,299.7
5 Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. $103,385.3
6 LPL Financial LLC $83,580.2
7 RBC Capital Markets LLC $44,597.8
8 William Blair & Co. LLC $43,968.0
9 Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. $39,514.3
10 Raymond James & Associates Inc. $38,307.6
11 Commonwealth Financial Network $27,738.0
12 Citigroup Global Markets Inc. $21,244.0
13 Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC $20,235.9
14 Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. $15,904.1
15 Credit Suisse Securities LLC $14,573.1
16 Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC $11,006.6
17 Janney Montgomery Scott LLC $10,911.9
18 Financial Network Investment Co. $10,297.0
19 Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. $9,652.2
20 Denver Investments $9,397.9
21 Axa Advisors LLC $9,090.3
22 NFP Securities Inc. $8,009.0
23 Lincoln Financial Advisors Co. $7,655.5
24 Waddell & Reed Inc. $7,593.2
25 Edelman Financial Services LLC $7,106.1
26 D.A. Davidson & Co. $6,167.1
27 Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. $6,011.7
28 Suntrust Investment Services Inc. $5,860.4
29 First Command Financial Planning Inc. $5,732.4
30 Thrivent Investment Management Inc. $4,777.9
31 Davenport & Co. LLC $4,714.9
32 Tiaa-Cref Advice and Planning Services $4,582.3
33 Metlife Securities Inc. $4,547.2
34 ING Financial Partners Inc $4,338.5
35 National Planning Co. $4,166.7
36 Park Avenue Securities LLC $3,973.8
37 Scott & Stringfellow LLC $3,863.2
38 J.J.B. Hilliard W.L. Lyons LLC $3,735.5
39 Hefren-Tillotson Inc. $3,688.2
40 Securian Financial Services Inc. $3,660.7
41 G.W. & Wade LLC $3,641.6
42 Valley Forge Asset Management Corp. $3,506.0
43 FSC Securities Co. $3,488.4
44 Multi-Financial Securities Co. $3,362.7
45 Lincoln Investment Planning Inc. $3,142.2
46 Allegheny Investments Ltd. $3,022.3
46 Allegheny Financial Group Ltd. $3,022.3
48 Prudential Financial Planning Services $2,905.9
49 Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. $2,691.7
50 VSR Advisory Services $2,641.8
For more RIA rankings, visit the InvestmentNews RIA Data Center. InvestmentNews ranked and qualified firms based on data reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission as of August 1, 2012. To be ranked, a firm must have met the following criteria: (1) Provided investment advisory services to clients in their latest completed fiscal year. (2) No more than 50% of their assets is attributable to pooled investment vehicles. (3) No more than 25% of their asets is attributable to pension and profit-sharing plans. (4) No more than 25% of their assets is attributable to corporations or other businesses. (5) Must provided financial planning services. (6) Is compensated for investment advisory services by commissions, a percentage of assets, hourly charges or fixed fees. (7) Is actively engaged in business as as either a broker-dealer (registered or unregistered) and/or as a registered representative of a broker-dealer. Source: InvestmentNews Data

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